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Basilochelys

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Basilochelys is an extinct genus of land turtle which existed from the late Jurassic to the early Cretaceous period. [1]

15 relations: Anapsid, Animal, Chordate, Cretaceous, Cryptodira, Early Cretaceous, Jurassic, Late Jurassic, Phu Kradung Formation, Reptile, Species, Thailand, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Turtle.

Anapsid

An anapsid is an amniote whose skull does not have openings near the temples.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.

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Cryptodira

Cryptodira (hidden neck) is a suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.

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Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous/Middle Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic period, and it spans the geologic time from 163.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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Phu Kradung Formation

The Early Cretaceous Phu Kradung Formation is the lowest member of the Mesozoic Korat Group which outcrops on the Khorat Plateau in Isan, Thailand.

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Reptile

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Trionychia

Trionychia is a superfamily of turtles which encompasses the species that are commonly referred to as softshelled turtles as well as some others.

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Trionychidae

The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera commonly known as softshells.

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Turtle

Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilochelys

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